Trousers.



No. 779,738. PATBNTED JAN. 1o, 1905.

` R. ROUHMILL.

TROUSERS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. l0, 1904.

Sum-Moa all witness UNITED STATES Patented January 10, 1905.

PATENT QEEICE.

TROUSERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,738, dated January10, 1905.

Application filed September 10, 1904. Serial No. 224,130.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROBERT RooHMILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Selma, in the county of Dallas and State of Alabama, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Trousers, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful irnprovements in trousers.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of apair of trousers, and relates more particularly to the formation ofcuffs upon the bottom of the legs and also upon the waist.

A further object of the invention is to construct a pair of trouserswith a cuv or belt retaining and covering means formed upon the upperedge thereof.

A still further object ofthe invention is to secure upon a pair oftrousers of the desired length means for retaining and entirely coveringa belt except the buckle thereof, said buckle being positioned flushwith the covering and retaining means upon the trousers.

Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings,and more particularly pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevated front View of a pair oftrousers constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig.

' 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of the trousers, taken on line 2 2,Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, l designates the body portion ofa pair of trousers to which is secured the culf or belt securing andcovering means 2. (lus 3 are also formed upon the lowest portion of thelegs of the trousers.

In the construction of the present invention I do not turn over aportion of the waist of the trousers, butadd to the edge 'portion of thewaist a cuff or belt securing means 2, which comprises in itsconstruction a single piece of material which is folded at 4, therebyproducing a folded strip 5, which is secured beneath the outside portionof the cu 2. The folded portion terminates near the upper portion 6 ofthe cuff 2, contiguous to the upper edge of the trousers 1. Astiffening-piece of material 7 is interposed between the outer and innerfolded portion of the strip employed in the construction'of the cuf orbelt securing and covering means 2 for the purpose of producing acomparatively stiii' effect to the cuff.

An ordinary facing-piece 7iL is secured to the trousers, upon the innersides thereof, at 8. The fastening means employed in securing'thefacing-strip 7u to the trousers is also used to secure the reinforcedstrip 2 to the trousers. The cuff or belt covering means 2 is alsosecured, preferably by stitching the same at different parts thereof, tothe body of the trousers, as is indicated at 9, thereby positivelypreventing the belt from becoming displaced when positioned upon thetrousers beneath the cuff. The cuff 2 does not meet upon the front ofthe trousers, but is separated so that the buckle 10 ofthe belt l1 willlie flush with the cuf 2 when the belt is positioned beneath the same.By this construction an artistic ei'ect is produced, as it eliminatesthe undesirable effect of exposing the entire belt to view when it isonly desired that the buckle should be observed.

The stilfening means 7, positioned between theV parallel portions of thecuff, produce a reinforced covering for the belt, which is added to apair of trousers of suitable length. By this construction it will beobvious that it is not necessary to turn over a portion of the upperedge of the trousers, thereby destroying the construction of thetrousers, as it will be obvious that if a cuH were formed from theintegral part of an ordinary pair of trousers the size of the trouserswould be destroyed.

The cuffs 3 3, secured to the legs of the trousers, are preferablyformed integrally with the legs, although, if it is desired, they may besecured to the legs as cuff 2 is secured to the waist.

A pair of trousers constructed inaccordance with the present inventionis provided with cuffs formed upon the bottom of the legs and with acuffl upon the waist or body portion thereof, producing in appearance anartistic effect'.

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While I have described in the foregoing description and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings the preferred construction of my invention, itwill be apparent to one versed in the art to which this inventionrelates that certain alterations, modifications, and changes may bemade, and I therefore reserve the right to make such alterations,modifications, and changes as shall fairly fall within the spirit andscope of the present invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A pair of trousers having a cu formed about the waistthereof andcomprising a separate piece of material permanently secured to thetrousers and having its outer edge folded under and against said piece,a reinforcingstrip interposed between the overlapping portions of thecuff, and equal in width to the folded portion of the cuff, the ends ofthe cuff being spaced apart, and means for fastening the outer edge ofthe cuff to the trousers.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination witha pair oftrousers, of belt securing and covering means permanently positionedupon the waist thereof, comprising a single piece of material foldedthroughout its length, a reinforcing-strip interposed between the foldedportion of said cuff, the ends of the cuff terminating near each otherproducing an opened portion, a belt provided with a buckle andpositioned upon said trousers, said buckle adapted to lie flush with thecuff within the opened portion formed between its ends.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a pairof trousers, of cuffs formed upon the bottom of its legs, a cuff formednear the upper edge of said trousers, comprisingaseparate piece ofmaterial perinanently secured to the inner side of said trousers, andhaving its outer edge folded under and against said piece, the foldedportion of said piece terminating near the upper edge of the trousers',a reinforcing-strip of the same width of the folded portion of the pieceof material interposed between the folded and outer portion of the cuff,the ends of said cuff terminating near each other, a belt provided witha buckle positioned beneath said cuff, said buckle positioned betweenthe ends of the cuff Hush therewith, and fastening means connecting theouter edge of said cuff with the trousers.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

ROBERT ROCHMILL. IVitnesses:

E. H. HoBBs, Jr.,

A. D. BUTLER.

